Question

Fred the farmer spends 50% of his time working in the field. He spends 1/6 as much time milking the cows. How much time per day does Fred spend milking the cows?

Answer 1

he spends 1/6 as much as 50%
1/6 of 50% is
1/6 times 1/2=1/12

he spends 1/12 of day milking cows